Bruce Reynolds ALGER

(1918- )

ALGER, Bruce Reynolds, a
Representative from Texas; born in Dallas, Tex., June 12, 1918;
moved to Webster Groves, Mo., with his parents in 1924, and
attended the public schools; graduated from Princeton University in
1940; field representative with RCA Victor Manufacturing Co., 1940
and 1941; enlisted as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Corps in
September 1941, served as a B-29 commander in the Pacific Area, and
discharged in November 1945; returned to Dallas, Tex., and engaged
in the real estate and construction business; elected as a
Republican to the Eighty-fourth and to the four succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1965); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1964; resumed real estate pursuits; is
a resident of Carrollton, Tex.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present